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Acranthera grandiflora
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Acranthera grandiflora Bedd., Ic. t. 26. 1868-1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3:93.1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 611(431). 1921; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 220. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 145. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 306. 2002.
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Description:
Herbs, stem silky-villous. Leaves obovate or oblong-obovate, base attenuate, glabrous above and pubescent along the veins beneath, to 17 x 6 cm. Flowers pale-blue, funnel-shaped, tomentose, 6 cm long, in subterminal racemes.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-September
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
ha
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Habitat:
Evergeen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Blue
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
1000-1400
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Localities:
Rosemala, on way to Agasthyarkundam, Agasthymala peak, Athirumala, Pongalapara
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